| NORTHERN IRELAND 1970-71 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 42 | 38 | |||||||
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17 | 35 | 35 | |||||||
| 3 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 30 | |||||||
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 26 | |||||||
| 5 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 23 | |||||||
| 6 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 21 | |||||||
| 7 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 20 | |||||||
| 8 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 19 | |||||||
| 9 | Bangor FC | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 19 | |||||||
| 10 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 13 | |||||||
| 11 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 12 | |||||||
| 12 | Portadown FC | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 55 | -31 | 8 | |||||||
| 264 | 106 | 52 | 106 | 447 | 447 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Coleraine FC - Ballymena United FC | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Derry City FC Londonderry - Chimney Corner FC Antrim | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Distillery FC Belfast | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast | 4-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Distillery FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 1-1 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||
| Derry City FC Londonderry - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 03.04.1971) | Distillery FC Belfast - Derry City FC Londonderry | 3-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Antrim = Aontroim | ||||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ards FC Newtownards - Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cliftonville FC Belfast - Bangor FC | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Portadown FC - Coleraine FC | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Glentoran FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Bangor FC | 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 17.03.1971) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-2 | ||||||||||||||
| City Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Bangor FC | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
| 2 | Distillery FC Belfast | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 17 | |||||||
| 3 | Glentoran FAC Belfast | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 16 | |||||||
| 4 | Linfield FAC Belfast | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 15 | |||||||
| 5 | Glenavon FAC Lurgan | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 13 | |||||||
| 6 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 12 | |||||||
| 7 | Coleraine FC | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| 8 | Ards FC Newtownards | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 10 | |||||||
| 9 | Ballymena United FC | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 9 | |||||||
| 10 | Portadown FC | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 4 | |||||||
| 11 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 4 | |||||||
| 12 | Cliftonville FAC Belfast | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 37 | -22 | 3 | |||||||
| 132 | 57 | 18 | 57 | 253 | 253 | 132 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1971-72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
| 2 | Portadown FC | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 30 | |||||||
| 3 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 19 | 29 | |||||||
| 4 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 27 | |||||||
| 5 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 25 | |||||||
| 6 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 25 | |||||||
| 7 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 21 | |||||||
| 8 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 21 | |||||||
| 9 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 20 | |||||||
| 10 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 16 | |||||||
| 11 | Bangor FC | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 62 | -34 | 9 | |||||||
| 12 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 64 | -45 | 8 | |||||||
| 264 | 98 | 68 | 98 | 475 | 475 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Derry City FC Londonderry resigned due to civil unrest | ||||||||||||||||
| Admitted | Larne FC | |||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Londonderry = Doire | |||||||||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Crusaders FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards | 1-1 | 0-3 | |||||||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 2-3 | |||||||||||||||
| Portadown FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Queen's University Belfast AFC - Derry City FC Londonderry | 2-4 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Coleraine FC - Ards FC Newtownards | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Portadown FC - Derry City FC Londonderry | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 22.04.1972) | Coleraine FC - Portadown FC | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Coleraine FC - Distillery FC Belfast | 2-2 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Ards FC Newtownards | 0-5 | |||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||||||||||||||
| Portadown FC - Ballymena United FC | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Ards FC Newtownards - Distillery FC Belfast | 3-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Portadown FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 19.05.1972 and 24.05.1972) | Portadown FC - Ards FC Newtownards | 0-0 | 2-1 | aet | ||||||||||||
| City Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Portadown FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Bangor FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 2 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | Derry City FC Londonderry | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 2 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Final (04.12.1972) | Ballymena United FC - Ards FC Newtownards | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1972-73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 32 | |||||||
| 2 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 27 | 31 | |||||||
| 3 | Portadown FC | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 29 | |||||||
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 28 | |||||||
| 5 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 27 | |||||||
| 6 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 23 | |||||||
| 7 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 22 | |||||||
| 8 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 21 | |||||||
| 9 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 19 | |||||||
| 10 | Bangor FC | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 18 | |||||||
| 11 | Larne FC | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 67 | -39 | 7 | |||||||
| 12 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 66 | -48 | 7 | |||||||
| 264 | 109 | 46 | 109 | 446 | 446 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Coleraine FC - Portadown FC | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Crusaders FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-2 | |||||||||||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Bangor FC | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Larne FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Glentoran FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 28.04.1973) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast | 3-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Bangor FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 4-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cliftonville FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards | 2-2 | 2-3 | ||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast | 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| Portadown FC - Ballymena United FC | 5-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Linfield FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards | 4-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Portadown FC - Bangor FC | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 26.05.1973) | Linfield FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| City Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Portadown FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Bangor FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 2 | |||||||
| 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Coleraine FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 2 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Linfield FC Belfast | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Ballymena United FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | -14 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Final (02.12.1973) | Glentoran FAC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1973-74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 35 | |||||||
| 2 | Portadown FC | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 20 | 31 | 30 | |||||||
| 3 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 30 | |||||||
| 4 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 21 | 26 | |||||||
| 5 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 24 | |||||||
| 6 | Bangor FC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 23 | |||||||
| 7 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 23 | |||||||
| 8 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 22 | |||||||
| 9 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 18 | |||||||
| 10 | Larne FC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 17 | |||||||
| 11 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 56 | -36 | 9 | |||||||
| 12 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 70 | -46 | 7 | |||||||
| 264 | 113 | 38 | 113 | 438 | 438 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ards FC Newtownards - Bangor FC | 4-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ballymena United FC - Crusaders FC Belfast | 7-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Chimney Corner FC Antrim - Larne FC | 0-3 | |||||||||||||||
| Coleraine FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Ards FC Newtownards - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 4-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ballymena United FC - Larne FC | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 aet (4-3p) | |||||||||||||
| Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 27.04.1974) | Ards FC Newtownards - Ballymena United FC | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Antrim = Aontroim | ||||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ballymena United FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-1 | aet (9-8 pen) | |||||||||||||
| Cliftonville FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards | 1-6 | |||||||||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Larne FC - Bangor FC | 1-4 | aet (3-0 pen) | ||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Glentoran FC Belfast - Ards FC Newtownards | 1-1 | aet (4-5 pen) | |||||||||||||
| Bangor FC - Ballymena United FC | 0-0 | aet (3-0 pen) | ||||||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 01.11.1973) | Ards FC Newtownards - Bangor FC | 4-1 | ||||||||||||||
| City Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Portadown FC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| 3 | Bangor FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 0 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 71 | 71 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | Larne FC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 2 | |||||||
| 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 69 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Final (01.01.1974) | Linfield FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 2-2 | aet (3-1 pen) | |||||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1974-75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 37 | |||||||
| 2 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 25 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
| 3 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 30 | 22 | 31 | |||||||
| 4 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 27 | |||||||
| 5 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 27 | |||||||
| 6 | Bangor FC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 22 | |||||||
| 7 | Portadown FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 21 | |||||||
| 8 | Larne FC | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| 9 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 17 | |||||||
| 10 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 62 | -31 | 13 | |||||||
| 11 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 54 | -35 | 10 | |||||||
| 12 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 53 | -33 | 8 | |||||||
| 264 | 109 | 46 | 109 | 454 | 454 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||||||||
| Bangor = Beannchar | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Brantwood FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus - Distillery FC Belfast | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Cliftonville FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 1-1 | 0-5 | ||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Larne FC | 3-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Coleraine FC - Brantwood FC Belfast | 6-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 6-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Final | Coleraine FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||||||||||||
| (The Showgrounds, Ballymena 19.04, 23.04 and 29.04.75) | ||||||||||||||||
| Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | ||||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ballymena United FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bangor FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 6-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Coleraine FC - Larne FC | 1-1 | aet (5-4 pen) | ||||||||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Ballymena United FC - Coleraine FC | 5-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Bangor FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-3 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 13.11.1974) | Ballymena United FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 3-2 | ||||||||||||||
| City Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Portadown FC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Bangor FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Larne FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 2 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Final (15.10.1975) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Linfield FC Belfast | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1975-76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 36 | |||||||
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 32 | |||||||
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 31 | |||||||
| 4 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 27 | |||||||
| 5 | Bangor FC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 25 | |||||||
| 6 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| 7 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 19 | |||||||
| 8 | Portadown FC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 17 | |||||||
| 9 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 16 | |||||||
| 10 | Larne FC | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 15 | |||||||
| 11 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 15 | |||||||
| 12 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 10 | |||||||
| 264 | 103 | 58 | 103 | 426 | 426 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||||||||
| Bangor = Beannchar | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ards FC Newtownards - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-1 | 1-7 | |||||||||||||
| Coleraine FC - Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | |||||||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Larne FC - Crusaders FC Belfast | 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus - Larne FC | 3-3 | 3-2 | |||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (The Oval, Belfast 10.04.1976) | Carrick Rangers FC Carrickfergus - Linfield FC Belfast | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Carrickfergus = Carraig Fhearghais | ||||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ballymena United FC - Distillery FC Belfast | 6-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Coleraine FC - Larne FC | 5-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Glentoran FC Belfast - Bangor FC | 0-0 | aet (5-4 pen) | ||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Ballymena United FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 4-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Coleraine FC - Glentoran FC Belfast | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (Ballymena 12.11.1975) | Ballymena United FC - Coleraine FC | 1-2 | ||||||||||||||
| City Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Bangor FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| 3 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Portadown FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 1 | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |||||||
| 2 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Larne FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 4 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 57 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Final (10.12.1976) | Bangor FC - Coleraine FC | 0-0 | aet (3-1 pen) | |||||||||||||
| LAST EDITION | ||||||||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1976-77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 31 | 36 | |||||||
| 2 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 31 | |||||||
| 3 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 28 | |||||||
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 27 | |||||||
| 5 | Larne FC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 27 | |||||||
| 6 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 23 | |||||||
| 7 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 21 | |||||||
| 8 | Portadown FC | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 18 | |||||||
| 9 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 15 | |||||||
| 10 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 15 | |||||||
| 11 | Bangor FC | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 13 | |||||||
| 12 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 51 | -31 | 10 | |||||||
| 264 | 111 | 42 | 111 | 408 | 408 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | |||||||||||||||
| Larne = Latharna | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ards FC Newtownards - Linfield FC Belfast | 0-6 | ||||||||||||||
| Crusaders FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Distillery FC Belfast | 0-3 | |||||||||||||||
| Portadown FC - Larne FC | 1-3 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Coleraine FC - Distillery FC Belfast | 0-0 | 3-0 | |||||||||||||
| Larne FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||||||||||||||
| Final (The Oval, Belfast 23.04.1977) | Coleraine FC - Linfield FC Belfast | 4-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 10 | |||||||
| 2 | Bangor FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Portadown FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 | |||||||
| 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
| 3 | Larne FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 0 | |||||||
| 90 | 36 | 18 | 36 | 169 | 169 | 90 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 26.11.1976) | Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 1-5 | ||||||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1977-78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 22 | 43 | 40 | |||||||
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 37 | 34 | |||||||
| 3 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 28 | |||||||
| 4 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 25 | |||||||
| 5 | Portadown FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 21 | |||||||
| 6 | Larne FC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 21 | |||||||
| 7 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 21 | |||||||
| 8 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 19 | |||||||
| 9 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 59 | -27 | 16 | |||||||
| 10 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 15 | |||||||
| 11 | Bangor FC | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 14 | |||||||
| 12 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 10 | |||||||
| 264 | 113 | 38 | 113 | 444 | 444 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | |||||||||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||||||||
| Larne = Latharna | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ballymena United FC - Ards FC Newtownards | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bangor FC - Portadown FC | 0-6 | |||||||||||||||
| Crusaders FC Belfast - Larne FC | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 4-3 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Ballymena United FC - Crusaders FC Belfast | 1-1 | 1-1 | aet (4-1 pen) | ||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (The Oval, Belfast 29.04.1978) | Linfield FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC | 3-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Bangor FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Portadown FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 | |||||||
| 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |||||||
| 2 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Larne FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 | |||||||
| 6 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 | |||||||
| 90 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 152 | 152 | 90 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 23.11.1977) | Glentoran FC Belfast - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 3-1 | ||||||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1978-79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 34 | |||||||
| 2 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 28 | |||||||
| 3 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 27 | |||||||
| 4 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 26 | |||||||
| 5 | Portadown FC | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 25 | |||||||
| 6 | Larne FC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 24 | |||||||
| 7 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 21 | |||||||
| 8 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 20 | |||||||
| 9 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 20 | |||||||
| 10 | Bangor FC | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 18 | |||||||
| 11 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 46 | -21 | 14 | |||||||
| 12 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 52 | -33 | 7 | |||||||
| 264 | 96 | 72 | 96 | 410 | 410 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||||||||
| Lurgan = an Lorgain | Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | |||||||||||||||
| Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Ballymena = Baile Lifin | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Coleraine FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 2-3 | ||||||||||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Banbridge Town FC | 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| Ballymena United FC - Portadown FC | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||||||||||||||
| RCU FC Belfast - Larne FC | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Larne FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 2-2 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
| Portadown FC - Glenavon FC Lurgan | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (Windsor Park, Belfast 28.04.1979) | Cliftonville FC Belfast - Portadown FC | 3-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Banbridge = Droichead na Banna | ||||||||||||||||
| RCU = Royal Ulster Constabulary => PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) in 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Portadown FC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
| 2 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |||||||
| 3 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Bangor FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 1 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Larne FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 1 | |||||||
| 90 | 39 | 12 | 39 | 156 | 156 | 90 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 22.11.1978) | Portadown FC - Cliftonville FC Belfast | 3-2 | aet | |||||||||||||
| NORTHERN IRELAND 1979-80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish League | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 42 | 39 | |||||||
| 2 | Ballymena United FC | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 23 | 29 | 30 | |||||||
| 3 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 27 | |||||||
| 4 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 26 | |||||||
| 5 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 24 | |||||||
| 6 | Portadown FC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 23 | |||||||
| 7 | Coleraine FC | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 22 | |||||||
| 8 | Distillery FC Belfast | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 18 | |||||||
| 9 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 16 | |||||||
| 10 | Bangor FC | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 50 | -23 | 16 | |||||||
| 11 | Ards FC Newtownards | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 13 | |||||||
| 12 | Larne FC | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 40 | -23 | 10 | |||||||
| 264 | 106 | 52 | 106 | 399 | 399 | 0 | 264 | |||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Distillery FC Belfast => Lisburn Distillery FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Belfast = Béal Feirste | Lurgan = an Lorgain | |||||||||||||||
| Ballymena = Baile Lifin | Bangor = Beannchar | |||||||||||||||
| Portadown = Port an Dúnáin | Newtownards = Baile Nua na hArda | |||||||||||||||
| Coleraine = Cúil Raithin | Larne = Latharna | |||||||||||||||
| English = Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Ballymena United FC - Portadown FC | 3-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Glenavon FC Lurgan - Crusaders FC Belfast | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Glentoran FC Belfast | 4-0 | |||||||||||||||
| RCU FC Belfast - Coleraine FC | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Crusaders FC Belfast - RUC FC Belfast | 1-1 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||
| Linfield FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Final (The Oval, Belfast 26.04.1980) | Linfield FC Belfast - Crusaders FC Belfast | 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| RCU = Royal Ulster Constabulary => PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) in 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gold Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| (tournament played in league format) | ||||||||||||||||
| Section A | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Linfield FC Belfast | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
| 2 | Portadown FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Glenavon FC Lurgan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Bangor FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | Ards FC Newtownards | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Distillery FC Belfast | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 2 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 68 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Section B | ||||||||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||||||||
| 1 | Ballymena United FC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 10 | |||||||
| 2 | Glentoran FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Cliftonville FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Coleraine FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Crusaders FC Belfast | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Larne FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 2 | |||||||
| 90 | 34 | 22 | 34 | 179 | 179 | 90 | ||||||||||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points, draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||||||||
| Final (Belfast 27.11.1979) | Linfield FC Belfast - Ballymena United FC | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||